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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Until we weren’t. Nobody cared about our valuations any more.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. We want a strong balance sheet (um, ok. but that’s our firm’s money on your balance sheet.

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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

Both Sides of the Table

VC’s raise this money from university endowments, public & private pension funds, insurance companies, banks who invest from their balance sheet or that of their wealthy clients, “family offices&# which means money from very wealthy people, etc. And funds also have investments from the partners of the firm.

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CoronaVirus and small business: A discussion about economics

Berkonomics

Take a lesson from Ford Motor Company and their prescient CFO and President in 2006 and 2007. Right before the Great Recession they were the only automaker to go out in the marketplace and beef up their balance sheet with a great infusion of borrowed cash – at low rates. A lesson from the recent past.

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1bn smartphones today, 2bn in three years

The Equity Kicker

Even if you take the very conservative position of saying that smartphones started with the launch of the iPhone in January 2007, the increase in the pace of change is still dramatic. At the same time the cost of innovation is declining making the balance sheet strength of large corporations less important.

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How One Startup Managed Its Investment Cash Flow

ReadWriteStart

We got a chance to look deep into the company's balance sheet and see exactly how it managed its cash flow over the past five years. Incorporated in April 2007, over the course of two years - from June 2007 to September 2009 - the founders invested $185,000 of capital in the company, in the form of loans.

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A Simpler Plan for Startups

Up and Running

She might not need to create detailed cash flow , balance sheet , and business ratios. Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2007. She might benefit from developing a simple sales and expense forecast , maybe even a profit and loss , so she can plan how to use and develop her resources.

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